Updating the PIMSI Domain Configuration

This topic describes how to update the PIMSI domains to reflect the updated data mappings. You must update the Siebel domain and the PIM domain, then configure the PIM domain to map the Intermediate Integration Component fields to the appropriate fields in Microsoft Exchange.

This task is a step in Process of Configuring Custom Objects in Siebel Outlook Add-In.

Note: When performing the procedures in this topic, replace Household with the name of the Siebel object you are adding to the Siebel Outlook Add-In, and Contact with the name of the Microsoft Outlook object you want to link to the new Siebel object.

The following procedure describes how to update the Siebel Domain.

To update the Siebel domain

  1. Navigate to the Administration - PIM Server Integration screen, then the Siebel Domains view.

  2. Query for the relevant domain, in this example, the Siebel Business Contact domain.

  3. In the Siebel Domain Fields applet, click the Sync Fields button.

  4. Add a new record for the ROW_ID field, and for each of the fields that is to be made available in Outlook Add-In, using values similar to those shown in the following table.

    Attribute Field 1 Field 2

    Name

    Household Id

    Households

    Field Identifier

    HouseholdId

    HouseholdName

    Field Type

    Id

    Household Name

    Data Type

    String

    String

    Assoc. Type

    Household

    Household

    Related BusComp

    Household

    Household

    Parent

    HouseholdInfo

    HouseholdInfo

    Len.

    15

    100

    Prec.

    15

    100

    Multi-Valued

    No

    Yes

    Read Only

    No

    Yes

The following procedure describes how to update the PIM Domain.

To update the PIM domain

  1. Navigate to the Administration - PIM Server Integration screen, then the PIM Domains view.

  2. Query for the relevant domain, in this example, the Exchange Contact domain.

  3. In the PIM Domain Fields applet, add a new record for the ROW_ID field, and for each of the fields that is to be made available in Outlook Add-In, using values similar to those shown in the following table.

    Name Field Identifier Field Type Data Type

    Household Id

    HouseholdId

    Id

    Unicode String

    Household Name

    HouseholdName

    Household Name

    Unicode String

The following procedure describes how to configure the PIM domain by mapping the Intermediate Integration Component fields to the Microsoft Outlook Exchange fields; this is necessary so that SSSE will query and update the appropriate fields in Microsoft Exchange.

To configure the PIM domain

  1. Navigate to the Administration - PIM Server Integration screen, then the Configuration view.

  2. Query for the relevant PIM domain, in this example, the Exchange Contact domain.

  3. In the Configuration Parameters applet, create records using values similar to those shown in the following table.

    Section Parameter Value Description

    Household Id

    PropertySetGUID

    {00020329-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

    You must specify the value shown. This is an identifier that indicates the property set where the MAPIPropertyName is placed.

    Household Id

    MAPIPropertyName

    HouseholdId

    This is the name of the MAPI property where the value is stored in Microsoft Exchange. This must be unique across all Value fields.

    Household Id

    SubNamespace

    String

    You must specify String for this value.

    Household Name

    PropertySetGUID

    {00020329-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}

    You must specify the value shown. This is an identifier that indicates the property set where the MAPIPropertyName is placed.

    Household Name

    MAPIPropertyName

    HouseholdName

    This is the name of the MAPI property where the value is stored in Microsoft Exchange. This must be unique across all Value fields.

    Household Name

    SubNamespace

    String

    You must specify String for this value.